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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
A GNAT.STRAINING PRESIDENT.

The great ability of Democratic
House IN voting away surplus rev.
enue, which it has not the states
manship to reduce, begins to be
recognized, not with pleasure OF
admiration, by Democratici journals.
The New York World says:
This Congress has alreadyearued
the distinction Of being the most
proaigate with the public money OF
any that ever met. And
Democratic President has not yet
placed his veto upon any of the
wholesale grabs at the Treasury
He goes on straining at gnats and
swallowing camels-. sOlicitOus about
the drips from the spigot, but APP
parently either blind or Indifferent
to the waste from the bung.
When the Indictment against the
Democratic party for its faithless
ness to the public trust goes before
the people next year, this and other
Democratic journals will be among
the witnesses called. The words of
Indignation, now uttered in defer
ence to a public opinion which they
do not venture to disregard, will be
submitted as proof that a Demo
cratic President and House, elected
under pledges to reduce the ex-
penses Of Government, have proved
more profligate and have thrown
away more of the peoples money
than any Republican President and
House during twenty-five years Of
Republican rule. Yet that is but
the beginning of so.called reform,
a lower depth of wantOn wasteiul-
ness and ravenOus rascality than
had ever been reached by any party
in all The previous history OF the
country. If the Democratic party
should then be supported in the
elections by the people, and thus
justified in its course, 1t may be ex-
Dected to steal and to waste more
Of the public money year by year.
But every step in this Rake's Pro
gress, from the shameful beginning
to the disastrous end, was clearly
predicted by the Republicans when
this same President, "solicitous
about drippings from the spigot,
Indifferent to waste from the bung,"
was a candidate with prOfuse pro-
LESSONS Of reform on his lips.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

BUFFALO, n. Y, Feb. ia
special from Suspension Bridge
says; "John Stever, resident of
Suspension Bridge, aged about 20
years, procured a ticket from the
gate.tender at the entrance of the
railway at Suspension Bridge this
morning about 10 o'clock, and after
peering oyer the railway jumped
into the rapids, falling 1870 feet.n
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
A Double Tfarsdy.

At a farm house near East Han.
over, Lebanon county, Pa, Rebec.
ca Buck, aged IS years, was found
hanging in the attic, dead. The
woman had been quite melancholy
of late, but the cause for her taking
her life is not known. The deed
preyed on the mind of her mother,
Mrs. Sarah Buck, aged ~ years, to
such an extent that a few hours af.
ter she hanged herself in exactly
the same place where her daughters
body had been found. The double
tragedy has caused great excite
ment in the neighborhOod.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
Alexandria Gazette,
ESTABLISHED 1890.

Its contiguity to Washington gives Z,
an early precedence over ali tbe ionrnals
OF the State in intelligence of the onera.
tons of the General Goyernmen, TN
proceedings Of Congress are reported and
Az matters OF interest to Virginia given
III Is'ail. FROM the State Capital receives
oA'y ana accurate accounts of all the
op r Oh the state government.
Especial a.. attention Is devoted TO the.
news Oh virginia, and concisely and com
P'9eeiy l, gives the news of the world.
In its Commercial columns the nao,lo
know they may depend upon the Ga P1oe
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
a.. DAiLf-one year SO \; six months az
three months $3.50; one month IN ean,s
90 XXI WEEkLY--One year 81 SIX months
~ three months 81 80 ''''n'nS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

The Petersburg Inder.AppedI of
recent date calls the attention OF
its readers to what it is pleased 70
term the great herculean effort of
Representative John w. Daniel in
the lower branch of Congress to get
up for consideration the "educa-
tional bill" That paper neglected,
or it may, by the merest accident,
forgot to state Vhat educational
bill' it is that Maj. Daniel expends
so much of his political strength
and influence to reach-fOr consid-
Grafton. Can it be possible that
the people of Virginia will forget
that John w. Daniel was a mem.
Der of the committee to whom was
referred the "Blair educational
BILL" and that he himself reported
from that committee, not the Blair
bill, which would have given to the
Old Dominion S750,000 a year for
ten years for purposes of public
education, but a substitute, the
substitute being an empty promise
to appropriate the proceeds Of the
sale of the public lands to popular
education, and it is the substitute
that Maj. Daniel proposes to "get
up," and with which he would de.
feat, if possible, the passage of the
Blair educational bill by the pres.
ent House of Representatives.
NatiOnaL RepnbIicdM.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

Notwithstanding the severity of
the winter 1t is stated by well-in.
formed and intelligent stockmen
that the cattle in Southwestern
Virginia have so far wintered splen.
didly. They have had abundance
Of food and have eaten it heartily.
They are unusually healthy and
thrifty, and promise to come out in
the spring in tip.top condition for
paSturage.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
Nothing Yet Heard Of Him.
Richmond Wing of the 18th.

lhiChhOnu wing Ol INV lZJn'I
Inquiry at the police stations
last night showed that nothing had
yet been heard Of the missing for.
ist, II. W. RudOlphe. The order of
Elks, too, of which he is member,
have made diligent search for him
without effect. The fear that he
has been foully dealt with is still
growing in the minds of his friends.
1t certainly is a most singular case,
as he was doing we'll and prosper
ing, was perfectly sane, and had
no reason in the world for volun-
tarily absconding. 1t is hoped the
mystery will soon be solved.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18


II there is any failure in Congress
10 provide for the National defence
the responsibility will rest entirely
on the Democratic majority in the
House. The Senate bills were
referred to a committee, but
before this was done the House
was fully warned that this would
place 1t in the power of Randall,
Holman and the other members OF
that committee to prevent action on
the bills. The Democrats insisted
on making the reference, which
probably means the defeat of the
bills, as this committee has been
the means Of preventing such leg
islatiOn heretofore. 1t is a pity,
but while the Democrats control
the House there seems no help for
IN
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
A ccordinq 10 the GOvernor

According to the Governor of
Virginia, the farmers Of that state
are in bad way. They have less
money, he says, than at any time
since the SURRENDER st Appomattox
Court House. This Is rather gtrik-
ing testimony against the Demo.
cratic State and National Admins.
tons. No wonder there are signs
of a political upheaval In the Old
Dominion.-N. Y. Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

Believing Protection to be the
true theory OF the United States
the wise American pOlicy-we
want to see it fairly and properly
applied to all raw products in all
sections of the Union-to the sugar
Of Louisiana, the sumac OF Virginia,
and to tbe FISH and lumber Of Name
to our raw materials equally with
the manufactures of Massachusetts.
-Petpsbwg hder.4ppedl Dem)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
The Democratic Conntv 90

The Democratic County Com.
mittee met in Woodstock on Thurs
day, and decided not to hold a con-
vention. This makes it a free fight
for all corners as tor as the Demo
Gratis of the county are concerned.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
TIE CENTURY
FOR 1867.

The CENTURY is an illustrated monthly
magazine, having a regular circulation Of
about two hundred thousand copies, often
reaching and sometimes exceeding two
hundred and twenty-five thousand. Chief
among its many attractions for the COM
inc wear is a serial which has been in ac-
tive preparation for sixteen years. 1t is
a history Of our own country in its most
critical time, as set forth IN
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

Twenty. years ago Simon
Tharall, a well.to.do farmer living
near Dayton, o., wanted to take
his fOur-year.old child to church
with him on Sunday. The child
was convalescing from long illness,
and its mother objected to It's going
out. a quarrel ensued between
husband and wife, resulting in their
saying bitter things to one another.
1t was their first and last quarrel,
for neither one has spoken a word
to the other since, although tour
children have been born to them in
the meantime.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

The trial of Unger, who confess,
cd to killing Bohle and shipping
his body to Baltimore, commenced
in New York Tuesday, q full jury
having been secured.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
FRIDAY. FEB. Is, 1857.

1t is about time for New Jersey
and West Virginia to settle down to
business and elect their senators.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Feb. 49,
News reached here to-day of a
tragedy which occurred Friday
night at Timber Ridge, W. Va,
fifteen miles from Paw Paw. 1t
appears that a Mrs. Wallace had
left her husband and, it is said,
was living with man named Mil.
Ter. The neighbors had notified
them to leave the locality, but
they did not do so. Friday night
party of men started for the
house where they lived with the
intention of tarring and feather
ing Miller and Mrs. Wallace
Among the party, it is said, were
Wallace and a young man named
Willard White, of Wheeling, w.
Va, who had been at Paw Paw at.
tending his mothers funeral. When
they arrived at the house White
entered first, and Miller, it Is said,
fired on him with a gun loaded
with buckshOt, which took effect in
Whites head, killing him instant.
". 1t is said Whites companions
then fled and Miller escaped.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

The Secretary of the Senate on
Tuesday appointed Mr.. Frank H.
Alfriend, of Virginia, to be assist
ant librarian of the Senate. The
appointment was voluntarily ten
dered to Col. Alfriend at the sug-
gestion of prominent Senators on
both sides of the chamber. The
high order of culture and the liter
airy attainments of Col. Alfriend
particularly fit him for this position.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

The Shenandoah County (Vir-
ginia) Agricultural Society is pre-
pairing to make complete EXHIBIT,
at its annual fair next fall, of the
agricultural, mineral, manuiactur-
ing, and commercial resources and
enterprises of Shenandoah county.
Iron manufacturers will be particu-
larry interested in the mineral ex-
hibit of the county, which will in
clude several varieties of iron ore,
limestone, and fire clay. Under
the management of the President
of the Society, DR.. Frank King, the
owner OF Van Buren, Furnace, we
expect the exhibit to be a great
success.-BulIetin Of American Iron
and Steel Association.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
TEE LIFE OFLINCOLN,
BY his Confidential Secretaries, John
@. NicolaY and Col. John Hay.

G. Nicolay and Col. John Hay.
THIS great work, begun with the sane
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Of the civil war and Of President LincOln's
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
Special Features

with illnstrations) include series Of
articles on affairs in Russia and Siberia,
by George KEENAN,, author of "Tent Life
in Siberia" who has just returned from a
most eventful visit to Siberian prisons
papers on the Food Question, with refer
ence to its bearing on the Labor Problem;
English Cathedrals; DR.. Eggleston's Re
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Men and Women of Queen Anne's Reign,
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18

The election in Philadelphia on
Tuesday resulted in the success Of
the Republican ticket.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
The War Series,

which has been followed with unhaggng
interest by great audience, will occupy
less space during the coming year. Gettys-
burg will be described by Gen. Hunt
Chief of the Union Artillery, Gen. Long
street, Gen. T.. ~ Law, and others Chick
amauga, by Gen. ID. II. Hill ; Sherman's
March to the Sea, by Generals Howard
and Slocum. Generals Q. A. Gilmore,
VIM. +. Smith, John Gibbon, Horace
Porter, and John :. Mosby will describe
special battles and incidents Stories OF
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will appear.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-18
Novels and Stories.

"The Hundredth Man." q novel by
Frank r. Stockton, author Of "Ihe Lady,
or the Tiger p etc, begins In November.
Two novelties by George W. Cable, stories
by Mary llallock Foote, "Uncle Remus,"
Julian Hawthorne, Edward Eggleston,
and other prominent American authors
will be printed during the year.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-24
WONT DO HIM ANY GOOD.
Sabin Said to be Following in the
Footsteps of Van Wyck.


Footsteps of Van Wyck.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-There is a
rumor growing to the effect that Sem
ator Sabin is trying to make deal
such as the late lamented Van Wyck is
said to have consummated with the
Cleveland administration. His friends
will hope that it is groundless. Van
Wyck probably imagined that if he
could control Nebraska patronage he
could be reelected. Hence he made a
deal with The administration, by means
of which he secured control of the num-
erouS and OdOrOuS meSSeS of NebraSkan
pottage; and in return for his thirty
pieces of silver he voted for the con-
firmation of all the Cleveland nominees
in the executive sess Ons of the senate.
The result was that the Nebraska Re-
publicans spewed him out of the senate
and elected a straight Republican to
succeed him. Thus it was fulfilled
which was spoken by the prophet, '"The
Lord loveth not the mugwump." Now,
if it shall come to pass that Mr.. Sabin
shall go into similar by and forbidden
paths, there is strong likelihood of
recurrence of the history which was
written by the wise men of Nebraska.
Whoever forsaketh his own church and
goes gallivanting after the enemy will
be obliged to cry, as did philosophic
Dogberry: "Let me be writ down an
ass" with a large A.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-24
MRS. LANGTRY SUED.
Two Actions Brought by Theatri-
cal Managers Wanting Dam

Two Actions Brought by Theatri-
cal Managers Wanting Dam
ages.
Special to the Globe
MILWAUKEE. May 23.-Papers in two
separate suits alleging damages for
breach of contract have been served on
Mrs. Langtry. One of the suits is COM
menced by the Oshkosh Opera company.
The cause of the suit is the alleged fail
ure on the part of the actress to appear
there, on account of change OF route
on former tour. The amount of dam
ages is not stated. Jackson IL Thomp-
son are attorneys for the plaintiff, and
A. w. Weissert for the defendant. The
John Buckley and Samuel G.
Clay, Michigan managers. They
have garnisheed the management.
of the academy for 81, 600, the amount of
damages for alleged non-appearance.
Jenkins, Winkler and Smith are attor-
neys for the plaintiff, and A. G.. Weis-
sert for the defendant. 1t is claimed
that the cases will be brought to trial
and fought, but it is hardly probable
that Mrs. Langtry will leave her car and
come into court to plead her own case,
as the late Ashley d. Harger did before
Judge Small, when George w. Fay. pro-
prietOr of the old La Belle house at
Oconomowoc, brought suit against him
to secure payment for dinners and
cigars extending over period of three
years. 1t is also improbable that the
garniShee will avail, as Mrs. Langtry
was paid her money two hours after ar
irving here.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-24
THE SUPREME COURT.
A Synopsis the Decisions Rem
dered Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, May 23..The United
States supreme court announced decis-
ions to-day in about twenty cases and
then adjourned until Friday. Leading
counsel in the telephone cases were
present but a decision in these cases was
not rendered, Among the other cases
of general interest were the following:
Harris Eames against w. S. Andrews
and others, appeal from the United
States circuit court for the district of
Connecticut. The controversy III this
case relates to the validity of what is
known as the ''Driven Well Patent"
The Importance of this litigation and
the extent to which the people of the
country are interested in it are shown
by the fact that the number of driven
wells as being for a different invention
from that described in the original pat
ent cannot be sustained. Second, that
the invention had not been anticipated
by others. Third, that there is a clear
case OF infringement. The validity of
reissued patent. No. 1872 is sustained.
w. Green is therefore sustained and
the decree of the circuit court affirmed.
Opinion by Judge Matthew.
A. L. Beedle against Frank 0. Ben
nv oii' oPPNol llOilA VIZ OiIilSot
States circuit court for the Northern
district of Ohio. This is also driven
well patent case. Upon the grounds
set forth i'll the opinion in the preced-
ing case the validity of the patent is
sustained and the appellant held liable
for Infringement.
The Sun Mutual Insurance company,
of New York, and others against the
KOuntZ Line Yeager Transportation
company, the Konntz Transportation
company, and the Noodle Transportation
company. appeal from the United
States circuit court for the Eastern dis
trict of Louisiana This was suit to
recover the value of a cargo of produce
lost by the sinking of the steamer Henry
G. Yeager in the Mississippi river in
May, 1880. The court holds that upon
the finding of the facts the four trans
portation companies were Jointly liable
for the loss of the produce on the
steamer Yeager and that the circuit
court erred in not so holding. Its decis-
ion is therefore reversed. Opinion by
Justice Harlan.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-24
The PresbYterians.

OMAHA, Neb., May 23.-The fourth
day of the Presbyterian assembly opened
this morning with Moderator Smith in
the chair. Clerks Roberts and Moore
reported that progress was made in re-
printing the minutes of the assemblies
from 1885 to 1869. Dr.. w. c. Burchard,
from the committee on missions for
freedmen, reported .217 churches, $50
missionaries and 1888 members. The
total disbursements for the year were
s126, ,22S; receipts, s118,297.67 The sec
retary of the board made forcible
speech in favor of continued support to
the board. The report of the committee
was referred because some of the over
lures before the committee had not been
acted upon. 1t was decided to amend
the charter of the BedlOe university,
Charleston, S. c., confining education
there to cOlored folks.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-24

office, Buffalo county, James c. Long
hand, appointed; Neche, Pembina
county, Patrick Donovan appointed, vice
John d. Dalton, resigned. Wiscon-
sin: Aveca, Iowa county, Josiah
Ward, vice Samuel Parks, removed;
Barneveld, Iowa county, Michael
Torphey vice James Dougherty
Resigned; Cable, Bayfield, county, G.
e. Schureman, wee Aida Giles, resigned;
Eland, Shawand county, Jerome Frank
lin, vice Edward Franklin, resigned;
Marquette, Greedlake county, G. Sar-
gent, vice Nelson Seeley, removed:
Odanah, Ashland county, Kate Z.
Walker, vice Collie Wagley, resigned;
Prospect, Waukosha county, John In
gals, vice L. S. Wenton, resigned;
South Byron, Fond du Lac county,
George Watson, vice John Simmons, re-
signed Springfield Corners, Dane county,
John Klief, vice Charles Martin, re-
signed; West Lima, Richland county,
Nellie Dehast, vice D Morrison, re-
signed; Wittenberg, Shawano county,
Herman Meissner, vice f. A. Miller,
resigned.